The Mexican Solution

It singes my feathers that the Mexican government has the unmitigated gall to ship its considerable underclass out of country to America, and then meddle in our affairs and demand rights for those illegal aliens in our midst.  That is an insufferable affront to any thinking American (our leadership is thereby excused).  If we were to do as the Mexican’s do (as enshrined in their constitution) they would be hollering Holy Hell.

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“… according to an official translation published by the Organization of American States, the Mexican constitution includes the following restrictions:

 •   Pursuant to Article 33, "Foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country." This ban applies, among other things, to participation in demonstrations and the expression of opinions in public about domestic politics like those much in evidence in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere recently.

•   Equal employment rights are denied to immigrants, even legal ones. Article 32: "Mexicans shall have priority over foreigners under equality of circumstances for all classes of concessions and for all employment, positions or commissions of the Government in which the status of citizenship is not indispensable." Jobs for which Mexican citizenship is considered "indispensable" include, pursuant to Article 32, bans on foreigners, immigrants and even naturalized citizens of Mexico serving as military officers, Mexican-flagged ship and airline crew, and chiefs of seaports and airports.

 • Article 55 denies immigrants the right to become federal lawmakers. A Mexican congressman or senator must be "a Mexican citizen by birth." Article 91 further stipulates that immigrants may never aspire to become cabinet officers, as they are required to be Mexican by birth. Article 95 says the same about Supreme Court justices.

•  In accordance with Article 130, immigrants -- even legal ones -- may not become members of the clergy, either.

•  Foreigners, to say nothing of illegal immigrants, are denied fundamental property rights. For example, Article 27 states, "Only Mexicans by birth or naturalization and Mexican companies have the right to acquire ownership of lands, waters and their appurtenances, or to obtain concessions for the exploitation of mines or of waters."

•  Article 11 guarantees federal protection against "undesirable aliens resident in the country." What is more, private individuals are authorized to make citizen's arrests. Article 16 states, "In cases of flagrante delicto, any person may arrest the offender and his accomplices, turning them over without delay to the nearest authorities." In other words, Mexico grants its citizens the right to arrest illegal aliens and hand them over to police for prosecution. Imagine the Minutemen exercising such a right.

•  The Mexican constitution states that foreigners -- not just illegal immigrants -- may be expelled for any reason and without due process. According to Article 33, "the Federal Executive shall have the exclusive power to compel any foreigner whose remaining he may deem inexpedient to abandon the national territory immediately and without the necessity of previous legal action."

(The Mexican solution, FRANK J. GAFFNEY, The Washington Times, April 4, 2006)

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Unfortunately, if we were to treat non-native born individuals amongst us the way the Mexicans do, much of the rest of the world would probably join in the condemnation of America for simply asserting the same rights that most other countries don’t even question for themselves!